How to open popups automatically after certain time (without blocking)

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I am making a web page, in which I have to open a popup window from an buton after 8 seconds(8000 ms).
I want to put some delay(8 seconds) before a popup open automatically.

my problem is that mozilla firefox block my popup

Here is my code:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function call()
{
popup = window.open('http://www.google.co.in');
}
function caller()
{
setInterval(call, 8000);
}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<input type="button" önclick="caller();">
</body>
</html>

Posted 24-Apr-14 7:19am

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Updated 24-Apr-14 7:21am

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Richard C Bishop 24-Apr-14 13:23pm

The only way to get around that is for the user to disable the popup-blocker. You could display an alert to tell the user to do so.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Apr-14 18:04pm

Right. Even better, working without pop-ups. OP won't be able to disable the blocker on the client side for any client other than himself.
—SA

Richard C Bishop 24-Apr-14 18:06pm

Agreed!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Apr-14 18:09pm

And Solution 1 by Tadit shows a really good alternative...<br>
—SA

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Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) · Answer 1 · 2014-04-24T07:41:00

Solution 1

The most convenient way to tackle this problem is to implement jQuery Dialog[^].

Posted 24-Apr-14 7:41am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 24-Apr-14 18:05pm

Exactly! A 5. (Please see my comment to the comment to the question by Richard C Bishop I posted a second earlier.)
I recommend OP to accept this answer and follow the advice.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 25-Apr-14 1:14am

Thanks a lot Sergey. :)

But you spelled my names as "Tadish" again... :D :P

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Apr-14 7:39am

Oh, sorry; Fixed, will pay more attention for it next time; thank you for telling me.
This is not because I don't remember your correct name, just a mechanical slip of hand...
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 25-Apr-14 7:47am

I know that.
I replied you because you said me to alert whenever mechanical slip happens. :P

Cheers !!!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Apr-14 7:49am

Of course; thank you.
—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 25-Apr-14 7:51am

Welcome Sergey. :)

Xiao Ling · Answer 2 · 2014-04-24T20:34:00

Solution 2

Only the pages hosted by yourself can be opened automatically. If you want to open other sites automatically, you need to set them trusted. The security mechanism is not only implemented in FireFox, but also Chrome and IE.

Posted 24-Apr-14 20:34pm

Xiao Ling